footstep

footstep
    n 1: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps
         on the porch" [syn: {footfall}, {footstep}, {step}]
    2: the act of taking a step in walking
    3: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces
       from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: {footstep}, {pace},
       {step}, {stride}]
    

Footstep \Foot"step`\, n.
   1. The mark or impression of the foot; a track; hence,
      visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark; as, the
      footsteps of divine wisdom.
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            How on the faltering footsteps of decay
            Youth presses.                        --Bryant.
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   2. An inclined plane under a hand printing press.
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74 Moby Thesaurus words for "footstep":
      boss, bump, clop, colophon, concavity, convexity, dactylogram,
      dactylograph, dent, dint, doorstep, embossment, example,
      excrescence, fingerprint, footfall, footmark, footprint,
      footprints, footrest, footsteps, fossil footprint, hippety-hop,
      hoofbeat, hop, ichnite, ichnolite, impress, impression, imprint,
      indent, indentation, indention, jump, lump, pace, pad, paw print,
      pawmark, pimple, print, pug, pugmark, rest, riser, round, rundle,
      rung, scale, seal, sigil, signet, skip, spoke, spoor, stair, stamp,
      stave, step, step stool, stepping-stone, stride, string, stud,
      thumbmark, thumbprint, trace, track, tract, tradition, trail,
      tread, vestige, way of life